Month: November 2017 Posts

Malawi up 23 places in doing business rankings

Nov 02, 2017 Martha Chikoti 20 &

Malawi has moved by 23 places in the doing business rankings released by the World Bank. According to Doing Business 2018 Reforming to Create Jobs, Malawi has jumped from position 133 last year to 110… ...

Fisp suppliers warned against selling expired fertilizer

Oct 19, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 8 &

Government has warned suppliers of farm inputs under the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) against selling expired fertilizer to farmers. Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Joseph Mwanamvekha made the warning on Wednesday when… ...

Malawi identifies chemicals for eradicating armyworms

Oct 12, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Following an outbreak of fall armyworms in Malawi in the 2016/17 farming season, Malawi has identified chemicals for controlling the pests. Research cientists at Bvumbwe Research Station have found at least two chemicals that, during… ...

Fatal Independence Day celebrations cost Malawi K80 million

Jul 22, 2017 Luke Bisani 58 &

Malawi government has disclosed that the country spent K80 million for Independence Day celebrations on July 6. Chairperson of the organizing committee for the celebrations Joseph Mwanamvekha said the initial budget was pegged at K100… ...

Mwanamvekha implicated in cashgate

Jul 21, 2017 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 181 &

Former Malawi Budget Director, Paul Mphwiyo, has implicated Minister of Agriculture, Joseph Mwanamvekha, in another cashgate scandal that saw $30 million (about MK22 Billion) meant for the procurement of weapons for peacekeeping missions vanish into… ...

APM reshuffles cabinet: Kumpalume fired, Kasaila demoted

Jul 17, 2017 Bright Malenga 62 &

President Peter Mutharika has fired Minister of Health Peter Kumpalume in a major cabinet reshuffle announced today. The reorganisation has also seen Joseph Mwanamvekha being appointed Minister of Agriculture, replacing George Chaponda who was fired… ...

13 liquor factories shut down

Jul 02, 2017 Martha Chikoti 139 &

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Tourism has shut down 13 manufacturers of liquor which is packaged in plastic bottles and sachets. Minister responsible Joseph Mwanamvekha said this in Parliament on Friday as he was responding… ...